Logan's Run (1976) - Quotes

Imagination's Limit in Logan's Run

Taglines: A movie that begins where your imagination ends.

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A World of Eternal Youth and Joy

Taglines: Imagine a world where each and every day is the best day of your life...until you turn 30.

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Escape from the 30th birthday deadline

Taglines: The only thing you can't have in Logan's world is your 30th birthday...Unless you run away...And Logan is 29.

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A Perfect World with One Catch

Taglines: Welcome to the 23rd century. A perfect world of total pleasure...with just one catch.

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The Perception of Aging and Identity

Logan 5: [Upon seeing the statue of [[Wikipedia:Abraham Lincoln|Abraham Lincoln] That must be one of them.

Jessica 6: Then they looked almost like us.

Logan 5: Except... I've never seen a face like that before. That must be the look... of being old.

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A Longing for Maternal Connection

Jessica 6: I wish I knew my mother.

Logan 5: [scoffs] Where do you get these crazy ideas?

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Unfamiliar Concepts in Unlikely Circumstances

Jessica 6: I've never heard of a Sandman running, ever.

Logan 5: And I never heard of Sanctuary.

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A Conversation on Beauty and Desire

Jessica 6: Here I am. Now tell me why.

Logan 5: I couldn't get you out of my mind.

Jessica 6: I'm the most beautiful woman you ever saw, I suppose.

Logan 5: Maybe.

Jessica 6: And you must have me?

Logan 5: Yes. Something like that.

Jessica 6: Just like that?

Logan 5: Yes, why not?

Jessica 6: But I still have the choice?

Logan 5: Yes. Of course.

Jessica 6: Then the answer's still no'.

Logan 5: I still don't believe you.

Jessica 6: That's why you had me brought here?

Logan 5: Would you have come on your own?

Jessica 6: No.

Logan 5: Well, there it is. I was right.

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Questioning the Concept of Renewal

Logan 5: Did you ever see anybody renew?

Francis 7: You've been skulling out too much. First nursery, and now silly questions.

Logan 5: No, but did you?

Francis 7: Did I what?

Logan 5: See anybody renew?

Francis 7: Of course.

Logan 5: Anybody we know?

Francis 7: Look... get into the water. You need it, more than I do.

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Curiosity and Understanding in Uncertainty

Francis 7: [beat] What makes you so curious? You know who his seed-mother was?

Logan 5: Of course not! I'm curious, not sick.

Francis 7: [chuckles] Good.

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Identity Beyond Machine and Man

Box: I'm more than machine or man. More than a fusion of the two.

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Box's Enthusiastic Greeting to Humans

Box: Welcome, humans! I am ready for you! Fish, plankton, sea greens and protein from the sea. Fresh as harvest day. Overwhelming, am I not? Are you, too, startled? Am I too removed from your ken?

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Curiosity About Hands and Their Significance

Old Man: [Logan opens his left hand, revealing his embedded clear life-clock.; Jessica does the same, showing hers] Why did you want to see my hand earlier, show me yours. Oh my. Can I have one of those?

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Reflections on Life and Choices

Old Man: [[Wikisource:The Naming of Cats|The Naming of Cats; [T. S. Eliot] * On the cats; an abridged version of ] by ]

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The Complexity of Naming Cats

Old Man: You know, they've each got three names. Yes. The naming of cats is a difficult matter, It's just not one of your holiday games; You may think at first that I am mad as a hatter, When I tell you that each cat's got three different names. See, they got their ordinary name and then they got their fancy name. And that makes two names, doesn't it? And now it's got a third name. Can either of you two guess what that third name is? (beat) Come on! (beat) Above and beyond, there's one name that's left over, and this is the name you never will guess. The name that no human research can discover, but the cat itself knows, and never will confess.

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Confronting the Reality of Aging

Jessica 6: * Upon seeing the Old Man

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A Question About Physical Pain

Jessica 6: Those cracks in your face, do they hurt?

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Contemplating the Meaning of Love and Loss

Jessica 6: Upon seeing the gravestones: Beloved husband. Beloved wife. I wonder what it means.

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Jessica 6 Expresses Disdain for the Outside World

Jessica 6: I hate outside! I hate it! I hate it!

The Moral Imperative of Helping Others

Jessica 6: What's the matter with you? He's a runner! He's blinking! We must help anyone who asks. We must! Or we're the same as they are, deciding who lives and who dies!

Discovery of a New Companion

Francis 7: * Upon finding Jessica

Confronting Betrayal and Loss

Francis 7: You thought I wouldn't find you, didn't you? You thought I'd quit, huh? What did you do to him? You know what he was? He was a Sandman. He was happy. You ruined him. You killed him.

A Friend's Plea Amidst Chaos

Francis 7: Logan! Listen to me! I'm your friend. I understand. We all go crazy once in a while. Nobody knows except me. I won't tell. I could have turned you in. I didn't. But she's a runner. But it's over. Terminate her! Now! You're a Sandman! Now, Logan! Now!

Questioning the Purpose of Renewal in Carousel

Francis 7: It's crazy. He could have renewed on Carousel. Now he's finished forever. Why do they run?

The Impact of Questioning on Progress

Francis 7: You know, when you question, it slows you down.

Questioning a Sandman's Curiosity

Francis 7: You know, Logan, you wonder a lot. Too much for a Sandman.

The Illusion of Sanctuary in Logan's Run

Logan 5: * Regarding the myth of Sanctuary

The Illusion of Sanctuary and Hope

Logan 5: Just so many people want it to exist, so many people who don't want to die... They want it so much that a place called Sanctuary becomes real. But it doesn't exist. It never existed. Just... just the hope.